Dinner passed without incident. Occasionally Bastet would try to sneak a sip of wine from Phoen's glass, until Grotto caught her and made her stop.
Kai went to his bedroom after dinner, he had to admit he was a little tired, and he wanted to take a quick shower before going back out to train. He showered quickly, dressing in baggy black pants and a black tank top. He sat down on his bed and began to dry his hair, when he heard a knock at his door.
Slightly annoyed, he got up and answered, finding a slightly pissed off Bastet standing there. She scowled at him.
"You!" she growled. "Look what you did!"
Kai narrowed his eyes. "What?"
Bastet stepped forward and got in his face. "The garden! You know what you did!"
Kai resisted the urge to shove her away. "Whatever. I didn't do anything." He growled.
Bastet grabbed his hand. "Come on! I'll show you!" she began to drag him down the hall, heading out toward the gardens. When they were outside, she let go and he followed.
His annoyance was clear on his face. He wasn't in the mood for this. He nearly bumped into Bastet when she suddenly stopped. "What the hell?"
Bastet pointed. "On the other side of that tree."
Kai frowned and went to the tree. He knew he hadn't even been in this area of the garden before. So he couldn't have down anything to the garden. He turned so he could see behind the tree, and his eyes widened in shock.
Rei was standing there, looking out over a small nearby pond. His black hair was reflecting the setting sun, and making him look even more amazing to Kai.
Rei seemed to sense his presence, and turned, smiling at his former teammate. "Hey, Kai."
Kai was too shocked to even speak for a moment. Of all the things he had expected to find, this wasn't one of them.
"Rei?" Kai said. He didn't want to blow his cover by showing how shocked he was, but he also didn't want to seem cold and unwelcoming to Rei.
Rei smiled. "You're friend showed me here." He said, tilting his head to the side and giving Kai the cutest look he could.
Kai blushed at the look, but managed to hide his embarrassment by looking back at Bastet. She was smiling, and flashed him a peace sign. He turned back to Rei. "Why are you here?" he asked. Bastet didn't know where Rei lived, in fact, Kai had never even told her about him, so she wouldn't know he even existed.
Rei looked back out over the water. "I was wondering why you left. So I went looking for you." He said sheepishly.
Kai was stunned. Rei had gone looking for him? But why? Could it be that Rei actually cared that he had left. His mind was in overdrive, completely unprepared for this.
Rei felt a flicker of doubt. The look on Kai's face wasn't too reassuring. It was hard to tell what the slate haired by was feeling.
Luckily, Bastet stepped up to save the two from silence. "I invited Rei to stay with us for a few days." She said, with a big smile. "Hope you don't mind, Kai."
He glanced back at her. Of course he didn't mind. In fact, he was thrilled. But he didn't want to let his excitement show. "Whatever."
Bastet smiled, throwing an arm over his shoulder. "Gee, don't look too happy, Kai."
Kai shoved her away, growling under his breath. Bastet just smiled and bushed herself off.
"Why don't you give him a tour of the grounds, Kai." She started to leave, waving over her shoulder. "I'll see you later."
* * *
Kai shoved his hands deep in his pockets as he led Rei around the huge palace grounds. he showed Rei the training center and the gardens, and was heading to what Bastet called the glass room. It was a huge room where all the walls and ceilings were made of one-way glass.
Rei stepped into the room and stared in awe. He had never seen such an amazing place in his entire life. It was no surprise that Kai had left them to come here. But still, he wanted to know. He turned to Kai, who was standing with his arms crossed.
"Kai, why did you leave?" Rei asked quietly.
When Kai didn't answer right away, Rei continued.
"I mean, I know you give us a hard time and we give a hard time and we fight and stuff, but I never thought we would actually make you want to leave." He said, putting his head down. "But then, I see why you came here."
Kai sighed. "I didn't leave because I hated you guys."
Rei lifted his head, looking at his secret love. "What?"
"I left because my grandfather kicked me out. Not because I wanted to leave." He said, staring out of the glass walls at the night beyond. "And it was just dumb luck that I found my way here."
Rei felt better, knowing he hadn't been a cause for Kai's departure. "So, maybe you'll come back then?" he said hopefully.
Kai shook his head. "I don't know. Why should I?"
Rei was shocked. He hoped that Kai would want to come back.
"I have everything I need here." He said, still staring out. "I have a home where I'm not harassed by some dumb guardian, I have endless training opportunities and equipment, and a constant opponent that provides a real challenge." He said, thinking of Bastet. He finally looked at Rei. "There's nothing for me to go back for."
"But what about the team?!" Rei exclaimed. He struggled to hold in his emotions. "What about the bladebreakers?!" he refused to believe that Kai didn't care at all about them.
"I have a new team, now." Kai said.
Rei shook his head. "What about Tyson and Max and Kenny?!" he exclaimed. "And what about me?"
Kai looked at him. "That's why I said MAYBE." He said, looking back out the windows.
Rei felt a little relived, but not much. He still had the heavy cloud of doubt that Kai would ever come back.
Kai started to leave. "Come on, I'll show you where you are going to stay."
Short chapter, but I'm in a rush. I've been grounded, so updates might be a little slower. Sorry guys. T_T Please bear with me. And review! Thanks!
Kai went to his bedroom after dinner, he had to admit he was a little tired, and he wanted to take a quick shower before going back out to train. He showered quickly, dressing in baggy black pants and a black tank top. He sat down on his bed and began to dry his hair, when he heard a knock at his door.
Slightly annoyed, he got up and answered, finding a slightly pissed off Bastet standing there. She scowled at him.
"You!" she growled. "Look what you did!"
Kai narrowed his eyes. "What?"
Bastet stepped forward and got in his face. "The garden! You know what you did!"
Kai resisted the urge to shove her away. "Whatever. I didn't do anything." He growled.
Bastet grabbed his hand. "Come on! I'll show you!" she began to drag him down the hall, heading out toward the gardens. When they were outside, she let go and he followed.
His annoyance was clear on his face. He wasn't in the mood for this. He nearly bumped into Bastet when she suddenly stopped. "What the hell?"
Bastet pointed. "On the other side of that tree."
Kai frowned and went to the tree. He knew he hadn't even been in this area of the garden before. So he couldn't have down anything to the garden. He turned so he could see behind the tree, and his eyes widened in shock.
Rei was standing there, looking out over a small nearby pond. His black hair was reflecting the setting sun, and making him look even more amazing to Kai.
Rei seemed to sense his presence, and turned, smiling at his former teammate. "Hey, Kai."
Kai was too shocked to even speak for a moment. Of all the things he had expected to find, this wasn't one of them.
"Rei?" Kai said. He didn't want to blow his cover by showing how shocked he was, but he also didn't want to seem cold and unwelcoming to Rei.
Rei smiled. "You're friend showed me here." He said, tilting his head to the side and giving Kai the cutest look he could.
Kai blushed at the look, but managed to hide his embarrassment by looking back at Bastet. She was smiling, and flashed him a peace sign. He turned back to Rei. "Why are you here?" he asked. Bastet didn't know where Rei lived, in fact, Kai had never even told her about him, so she wouldn't know he even existed.
Rei looked back out over the water. "I was wondering why you left. So I went looking for you." He said sheepishly.
Kai was stunned. Rei had gone looking for him? But why? Could it be that Rei actually cared that he had left. His mind was in overdrive, completely unprepared for this.
Rei felt a flicker of doubt. The look on Kai's face wasn't too reassuring. It was hard to tell what the slate haired by was feeling.
Luckily, Bastet stepped up to save the two from silence. "I invited Rei to stay with us for a few days." She said, with a big smile. "Hope you don't mind, Kai."
He glanced back at her. Of course he didn't mind. In fact, he was thrilled. But he didn't want to let his excitement show. "Whatever."
Bastet smiled, throwing an arm over his shoulder. "Gee, don't look too happy, Kai."
Kai shoved her away, growling under his breath. Bastet just smiled and bushed herself off.
"Why don't you give him a tour of the grounds, Kai." She started to leave, waving over her shoulder. "I'll see you later."
* * *
Kai shoved his hands deep in his pockets as he led Rei around the huge palace grounds. he showed Rei the training center and the gardens, and was heading to what Bastet called the glass room. It was a huge room where all the walls and ceilings were made of one-way glass.
Rei stepped into the room and stared in awe. He had never seen such an amazing place in his entire life. It was no surprise that Kai had left them to come here. But still, he wanted to know. He turned to Kai, who was standing with his arms crossed.
"Kai, why did you leave?" Rei asked quietly.
When Kai didn't answer right away, Rei continued.
"I mean, I know you give us a hard time and we give a hard time and we fight and stuff, but I never thought we would actually make you want to leave." He said, putting his head down. "But then, I see why you came here."
Kai sighed. "I didn't leave because I hated you guys."
Rei lifted his head, looking at his secret love. "What?"
"I left because my grandfather kicked me out. Not because I wanted to leave." He said, staring out of the glass walls at the night beyond. "And it was just dumb luck that I found my way here."
Rei felt better, knowing he hadn't been a cause for Kai's departure. "So, maybe you'll come back then?" he said hopefully.
Kai shook his head. "I don't know. Why should I?"
Rei was shocked. He hoped that Kai would want to come back.
"I have everything I need here." He said, still staring out. "I have a home where I'm not harassed by some dumb guardian, I have endless training opportunities and equipment, and a constant opponent that provides a real challenge." He said, thinking of Bastet. He finally looked at Rei. "There's nothing for me to go back for."
"But what about the team?!" Rei exclaimed. He struggled to hold in his emotions. "What about the bladebreakers?!" he refused to believe that Kai didn't care at all about them.
"I have a new team, now." Kai said.
Rei shook his head. "What about Tyson and Max and Kenny?!" he exclaimed. "And what about me?"
Kai looked at him. "That's why I said MAYBE." He said, looking back out the windows.
Rei felt a little relived, but not much. He still had the heavy cloud of doubt that Kai would ever come back.
Kai started to leave. "Come on, I'll show you where you are going to stay."
Short chapter, but I'm in a rush. I've been grounded, so updates might be a little slower. Sorry guys. T_T Please bear with me. And review! Thanks!
